Sewing device



Nov.

M. MAW

SEWING DEVICE I Filed April 3, 1951 5 22 I |g.E- l/ INVENTDR MARK MAW Patented Nov. 24, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SEWING DEVICE MarkMaw, Haney, British Columbia, Canada Application April 3, 1951, Serial No. 219,056

7 Claims. (Cl. 223-9100) This invention relates to a device for ma ine sewing easier and mor accurate than is now normally possible.

This application is a continuation in part of the applicant's application Serial Number 147,781, filed March 6, 1950, now abandoned, as to subject matter common thereto.

An object of the present invention is the provision of a device adapted to act as a guide to keep sewing parallel with an edge of the material being sewn, such as in hemming.

Another object is the provision of a miniature work table which may be placed on the fingers and over which material may be held to be stitched or sewn as desired.

Still another object is the provision of a sewing device having a relatively wide curved surface to be placed over the fingers making it easy to insert a needle into material laid over the surface and to withdraw the needle therefrom.

Another object is the provision of a device by means of which hemming and similar sewing operations may be speeded up.

A further object is the provision of a sewing device which protects the fingers from being pricked.

Yet another object is the provision of a sewing device which helps to hold the material in posi tion while it is being worked on.

Still another object is the provision of a sewing device by means of which the speed and neatness of darning may be increased.

This sewing device is designed to be slipped over two or three fingers on a hand and it has an elongated upper surface which is preferably curved longitudinally, and is relatively wide. The material to be sewn is laid over this surface and held in position thereon, by the thumb and one or two fingers outside the device. The curved surface forms a miniature working table upon which the material is sewn.

With the above and other objects in view, the present invention consists essentially of a sewing device comprising a body having an elongated surface over which material to be sewn may be laid, said surface being longitudinally curved, and means beneath the surface through which fingers of a hand may be placed transversely of the surface to hold the latter against the backs of said fingers, as more fully described and illustrated by way of example in the following specification and the accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a plan view of the sewing device,

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the device,

Figure 3 is a bottom plan view,

Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 2 with a piece of material laid over the device and a needle being inserted into the latter,

Figure 5 is a fragmentary view diagrammatically illustrating the manner in which a needle is moved through the material. and

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the device slipped over the fingers of a hand and in use.

Referring to the drawings. 10 is a body having a surface I l which is relatively wide, as clearly shown in Figure .1, and is curved longitudinally, as shown in Figure 2, Suitable means is provided beneath the surface through which fingers of a hand may be laced transver e y of he sil face to hold the latter against the backs of said fingers. In the illustrated form Of the invention, the body H1 is substantially oval in cross section, in which case it has a lower surface l5. In .actual practice, the body may be formed of a single piece of material, such as plastic, wood, metal or the like, bent into an oval, said body being open at its opposite edges as at H.

A plurality of short grooves 20 and 2| extend longitudinally of the surface ll adjacent its opposite ends. If desired, a shallow depression 22 may be formed in the surface l5.

Figure 6 shows a sewing device in use. It is slipped over the fingers 25 of a hand. These fingers actually extend transversely through the body and the surface II is held against the backs thereof.

Two pieces of material 21 and 28 have been laid over the surface I I of the body l0. These pieces are being sewn together by a row of stitches 30. The material is stretched over the surface and the ends thereof are pressed against the lower surface of the device by the thumb 32 and at least one finger 33. The edges of the pieces of material are retained parallel to the edge of the surface ll, so that it is only necessary to keep the stitches parallel to said edge to insure a neat stitching job. The grooves 20 and 2| prevent the material from moving laterally on the device, and they may also be used to help in the sewing.

The fact that the table surface II is curved longitudinally makes it very easy to insert a needle 35 therein, see Figure 4, and to withdraw the needle therefrom. The table surface protects the fingers from the needle. When the needle is inserted in the material, it is only necessary to press the eye end thereof towards the device to cause its point to tip upwardly so that further movement of the needle moves it through the material. This is illustrated in an exaggerated manner in Figure 5. When the row of stitching has crossed the table surface, the thumb 32 and finger 33 release the pressure on the material so that it may be moved along the surface and the stitching can continue from one end towards the opposite end thereof. As the hand upon which the device is mounted may be swivelled in all directions, and the hand holding the needle may also be swivelled, stitching, darning, or ernbroidering may be easily done with the help of this device. The shallow depression 22 may be used for any type of sewing, and it is particularly useful for embroidering. When the material is stretched across this depression, the needle may be passed back and forth through it without danger of sticking into the'sewers fingers.

From the above it will be seen that this sewing device forms a miniature table over which material to be sewn may be laid and conveniently held in position by one hand. The shape of the surface of this table makes it very easy to press the needle into the material and out again. Furthermore, the material may be held in such a way that the edges of the device act as a guide for the sewing.

What I claim as my invention is:

'1. A sewing device comprising a body having an elongated surface over which material to be sewn may be laid, said surface being curved gently throughout most of its length and having a sharp longitudinal curve at an end thereof, and means beneath the surface through which fingers of a hand may be placed transversely of the surface to hold the latter against the backs of said fingers.

2. A sewing device comprising a body having an elongated relatively wide surface over which material to be sewn may be laid, said surface being curved gently throughout most of its length and having a sharp longitudinal curve at each end thereof, and means beneath the surface through which fingers of a hand may be placed transversely of the surface to hold the latter against the backs of said fingers.

3. A sewing device comprising a body which is substantially oval in cross section and open at its opposite edges, one surface of said body being curved gently throughout most of its length to form a miniature work table over which material to be sewn may be laid and said surface being sharply curved longitudinally at an end thereof.

4. A sewing device as claimed in claim 3 in which the body is relatively wide.

5. A sewing device as claimed in claim 3 in which a plurality of grooves are formed in the curved surface and extend longitudinally thereof.

6. A sewing device as claimed in claim 3 in which a plurality of short grooves are formed in the curved surface adjacent each of its opposite ends and extend longitudinally of said surface.

7. A sewing device comprising a body which is substantially oval in cross section and open at its opposite edges, one longitudinally curved surface of said body forming a miniature work table over which material to be sewn may be laid, and the opposite surface of the body having a shallow depression formed therein.

MARK MAW.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number v Name Date 432,661 Carhart July 22, 1890 564,843 Rivers July 28, 1896 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date AS2782 Canada Jan. 31, 1950 4182146 Great Britain Mar. 24, 1938 

